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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some teacher just had an awesome time reading this thread and I’m very happy for them! [/quote]

I did and I’m not a teacher. I’m a parent who’s totally DISGUSTED by the behavior of jackass entitled parents on this thread. [/quote]

Teacher here. I just read your comments and want to thank you for your support. It’s helpful to know you’re out there, especially on DCUM which can skew very anti-teacher.[/quote]

Most parents do support teachers. However, as this thread illustrates, they also advocate for their children, which might sometimes come across as anti-teacher when it's not. Ultimately, parents can't control teacher working conditions. Some of the advice given to parents in this thread, such as, "if you don't have grades, ask for a conference," seems like it would make teachers' jobs harder, not easier. Some parents are horrible, but others have had their trust eroded by non-responsive teachers. Dedicated teachers might not know or understand what it is like to have your child in a class with an ineffective teacher. As a parents, you're damned if you do, damned if you don't. If teacher communication with parents or grading isn't timely, and it's really an overall workload issue, then [b]it would make sense to go to an administrator, which no teacher wants.[/b] We wind up with the back and forth where teachers rightfully demand to be treated like the professionals that they are, while at the same time telling parents that they are unreasonable for wanting teachers to perform core functions of their jobs, like gradiig. [/quote]

Except that teachers on this thread are actively telling you to go their administrators in these situations--just to note your concerns that they are not being given sufficient time to do the core functions of their job.  A message to admin that focuses on "I am concerned that my child's teacher's heavy workload is undermining their ability to grade and respond on time--what are you doing to ameliorate this and give her more time to grade?" is different than one that focuses on "My child teacher's isn't doing her job, what are you going to do about her?"  This gives the admin data to push back against some requirements imposed on teachers by those above them or to request additional supports. There may not be enough slack in the system to solve the problem, but it's the approach that is likely to generate possible solutions rather than drain the teacher's time and energy more.[/quote]

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